Moist upslope low level flow and hot temperatures allowed thunderstorms to develop on the higher terrain of eastern New Mexico on the afternoon of the 24th. This thunderstorm activity consolidated into several loosely organized segments as they moved into West Texas.
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Moist upslope low level flow and hot temperatures allowed thunderstorms to develop on the higher terrain of eastern New Mexico on the afternoon of the 24th. This thunderstorm activity consolidated into several loosely organized segments as they moved into West Texas. The strongest storms remained anchored to a remnant surface boundary draped across the southern Texas Panhandle. These storms were able to produce widespread severe wind gusts across the extreme southern Texas Panhandle due to a very dry sub-cloud layer.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 5:18 PM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 618 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 610 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 - Scattered thunderstorms will move out of New Mexico this evening, bringing the threat of severe wind gusts, large hail and locally heavy rainfall. The greatest threat of severe weather will be north and west of a line from Plains to Dimmitt. - Thunderstorm chances will continue each afternoon and evening Thursday through Tuesday next week with highest chances on the Caprock. - Triple digit temperatures expected everyday through the weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Thursday) Issued at 120 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 Midday surface analysis shows a remnant front/outflow draped across the forecast area, roughly along a line from Muleshoe to Paducah. This boundary should slowly wash out/lift northward through the afternoon but we expect backed flow to remain across the far southern Texas Panhandle and northern South Plains by peak heating in the late afternoon. Despite this, upper-level lift will be lacking through the day, with the forecast area located in-between shortwaves in the west-northwest flow aloft. Thus, other than some elevated showers in the far southeast Texas Panhandle we aren't looking for any CI in the vicinity of the boundary in our area, although we'll need to keep our eyes on it just in case. However, upstream, the next shortwave in the flow will be working with a hot and moist airmass to kick off the next round of t-storm activity across NM into far west Texas this afternoon. This activity should gradually consolidate into several loosely organized segments that will move into the western South Plains and Panhandle areas this evening. Instability and deep- layer shear will be slightly less than yesterday, especially south of the Panhandle, but still sufficient to support the potential for severe wind gusts and a lesser/isolated threat of large hail through the early evening hours...with the threat focused on the far Southwest Texas Panhandle and northwest South Plains. The hail threat should diminish quickly by mid-evening while the wind threat may last through late evening as the storms slowly progress toward the Central South Plains. Since the steering flow will be pretty weak, a localized heavy rain threat may develop across the far southwest TX Panhandle into the northwest South Plains if a slow-moving MCS develops across that area. The storms should finally run out of steam by midnight or so, and we should be left with some lingering shower activity through the early morning. mainly across the north closer to the core of passing upper-level lift. It looks like we have a "rinse and repeat" type pattern Thursday and possibly Friday as well. The upper-level ridge currently centered to our southwest will be shifting east, as a large, long-wave trough develops across the Central and Southern Rockies. Thus, we'll transition to southwest flow aloft, but this should maintain the general trend of hot days and mild nights with highs near 100F for most locations on the Caprock, and 100F to 105F in the Rolling Plains. It appears that the next shortwave should drag another round of shower and t-storm activity out of NM late in the day Thursday, some of which could linger into Friday morning. And on Friday, we may see a surface trough develop across our area which could set the stage for afternoon t-storm development locally instead of to the west. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday night through next Tuesday) Issued at 120 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 Heading into the weekend, medium-range guidance suggests a slowly evolving upper-level pattern, with West Texas caught in-between a building upper ridge over the Mississippi Valley and a trough across the Western U.S. Initially, this pattern will result in S-SWerly flow aloft over West Texas, funneling some sub-tropical moisture northward and supporting additional rain chances each day, mainly on the Caprock. By early next week, the medium range starts to diverge, but the general theme is the upper ridge starting to jut back to the west and pushing the moisture plume west into NM, with diminishing rain chances for our area by midweek, although the western counties may still hold on to the potential for storms leaking out of eastern NM in the evening hours. Temperature-wise, highs should remain centered near 99-100 degrees on the Caprock, and a little hotter in the Rolling Plains, through Sunday, with a slight cooldown early next week, likely more evident on the Caprock...farther removed from the upper ridge. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 610 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 Thunderstorms developing approximately 100nm WSW of KLBB at 2315Z will expand and move ENE into the western South Plains this evening. Most guidance has these storms weakening as they approach and move through the I-27 corridor in the 02Z to 06Z time frame. Have opted for a TEMPO TSRA at KLBB and KPVW to account for these storms with erratic wind direction and potential gusts exceeding 40KTs. Have left TSRA out of KCDS, although thunder impacts not entirely out of the question there after 06Z. VFR otherwise with veering wind after 12Z/25. JW && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...33 LONG TERM....33 AVIATION...13
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 244 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 TXZ021>044-250745- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 244 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms may move into the western South Plains early this evening from eastern New Mexico. These storms will be capable of producing golf ball size hail and winds up to 70 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Chances of storms will exist each evening from Thursday through Tuesday. Currently, Thursday and Friday will see the highest chances of severe thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:11 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A wet microburst occurred across the city of Littlefield. Local broadcast media and emergency management officials reported downed trees and power lines. Additionally, one person had to be extracted from a travel camper that had rolled due to thunderstorm winds.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Friona measured severe wind gusts from 2209 CST through 2216 CST. A peak wind gust of 64 mph was measured at 2214 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Dimmitt measured severe wind gusts from 2235 CST through 2240 CST. A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured at 2235 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured severe wind gusts from 2253 CST through 2254 CST with a peak gust of 62 mph.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Happy measured severe wind gusts from 2307 CST through 2319 CST. A peak wind gust of 74 mph was measured at 2313 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Tulia measured severe wind gusts from 2328 CST through 2330 CST. A peak wind gust of 67 mph was measured at 2329 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Vigo Park measured severe wind gusts from 2331 CST through 2332 CST with a peak wind gust of 74 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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